Shoe tap press



L. J. RlPlCH SHOE TAP PRESS Filed July 20, 1955 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 I INVENTOR.

Lou/35 :Z R/p/ch ATTORNEY.

L. J. RIPICH SHOE TAP PRESS Jame 3m, 19%.

Filed July 20. 1955 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR.

ATTORNEY.

Patented June 30, 1936 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE SHOE TAP PRESS Louis J. Ripich, Cleveland, Ohio, assignor to The Shoe Repair Specialty Corporation, Cleveland, @hio, a corporation of Ohio Application July 20, 1935, Serial No. 32,359 3 Claims. (01. 12-33) This invention has for its purpose a machine being adapted to hold the left and right shoes of adapted for use in cementing leather toe taps on a pair. ladies shoes, An electrical unit 29 is mounted within a de- Shoes worn by women according to present day pression 2! in each shoe holding portion, the styles and modes are of the pointed toe variety outlet plug 22 being mounted forward of the 5 with very thin soles, and as a general rule the oval base member !6, the wiring being substantoe portion of the soles are the first to wear tially as shown in Fig. 6. down. In the early days these worn toe portions A pivot arm 23 is an integral part of the shoe of the sole were repaired by suitable leather supporting members 5! and 52, being relatively 1 patches nailed to the shoe lastv This process did the same for each device and extending above not provide a neat job of repairing. It was then the center of the oval base member i i, this pivot discovered that these patches could be applied arm being of such shape as to form a stop 24 to better advantage and greater neatness, by the for the pivoting G shaped arm 25 when in operatuse of a cement or glue in place of nails. ing position. In afiixing these toe taps With cement or glue A spring 26 attached at one end by screw 21 15 it was found necessary to apply a firm and even to lug E6 on the pivot arm 23 holds the pivoting pressure on the taps while the cement or glue G shaped arm in operative position by its preswas in the process of drying. sure against the flat portion 29 of the pivoting One of the principal objects of my invention G shaped arm 25.

530 is to provide a machine which under all condi- A split lug 39 at the outer end of the pivoting tions exerts a firm and even pressure on the shoe G shaped arm 25 supports a cam lever 31 on a tap regardless of any irregularity encountered. pin 32 which motivates the working parts which A further object is to apply heat to the tap comprise a floating pin or plunger 33 mounted for drying. within an aperture 34 in the split lug 30 and the :3 A further object of the invention is the easy pivoting G shaped arm 25 over which pin a spring 25 access that the workman has in placing the shoes 35 is superimposed, the upper end of said pin 33 on the machine for the pressing action. being secured to a tongue 36 upon which the In the accompanying drawings: cam l ver 31 exerts its pressure. A pin 3'! is Fig. 1 is a top plan view of a device for cementjournaled through the lower end of pin 33 and is 30 ing taps upon the soles of shoes, the left shoe slidably mounted within the slotted sides 38 and device being shown in 'open position and the 39 of the top portion 28 of the pressure cup or right shoe device being shown in closed position. head 4! which i carried ther b F 2 is a S d elevation of A compression spring 32 is inserted within the Fig. 3 is a f a m n a elevation of the device, hollow orifice to in the top portion 40 directly 33 showing a lug and spring attached to one side of be10w t tt surface of t floating pin 33 38 the device. to ensure a uniform pressure upon the shoe tap F g. 4 s an e elevation Partly in Section regardless of any irregularity encountered.

showing the relative positions of the working In Operation, t shoe 44 is placed in ti Darts released and under tension over the shoe holding portion IQ of the shoe sup- Fig. 5 is an elevation similar to Fig. 3 with the 40 shoe supporting member partly in section.

Fig. 6 is a top plan view of the shoe supporting member of the device, showing the heating element and method of wiring.

Referring to the drawings: The device comprises a base It which may be mounted upon a bench or oth r support; left and right shoe supe e t o ggg s gg g i 1 5; ig g ig g against the tongue 35 compressing the spring 35 which seats within the split lug 38 above the ig g r fil f i g f fih e ghia e 2555032351335???f aperture 34 in the pivoting G shaped arm 25 and and u this forces the pm or plunger 33 down through The shoe supporting members or horns H and the apert r 34 and compresses Spring ue o I2 are mounted substantially in parallel relathe P 3? being Slidably mQllnted Within the W tion, the upper or shoe holding portions l8 and I9 Slots 38 and 39 i the p portlon 40 0 h pres- 55 porting member i 2, the tap :35 being cemented to the sole of the shoe 5 3, the cam lever 3| is drawn upward by the operator, pivoting the G shaped arm 25 on the pivot pin 46 until the pressure cup 4! is just above the cemented tap 45, the cam 45 lever 35 is then pushed down to the position shown in the right hand device in Figs. 1, 2 and 4 the cam lever 3i pivoting upon the pin 32 presses 7 sure cup M, the spring 32 exerts a varied pressure on the pressure cup 4| which ensures a uniform pressure upon the tap being cemented. The current is then turned on and the unit 20 supplies the necessary heat to cement the tap securely to the shoe.

I claim:

1,. A shoe tap press comprising a base having a projecting horn to fit within and support the toe of a shoe, a curved arm pivoted at one end to the base and arranged to swing its other end over the horn, a plunger slidable in the latter end of the arm, a head carried by'the plunger, to applypressure to a shoe tap on the horn, a spring between the plunger and head, and a cam carried the arm and bearing against the plunger.

2. A shoe tap press comprising a shoe supporting member adapted to fit within the toe of a shoe, a pivoted arm arranged to swing over said member, to press a toe tap against the shoe, a spring-supported plunger provided with a head for applying pressure to said tap, means carried by the arm to advance the plunger, and a spring between the plunger and the head, to cushion the latter. a

A shoe tap press comprising a shoe supporting member adapted to fit within the toe of a. shoe, a pivoted arm arranged to swing over said .member, to press a toe tap against the shoe, 9.

spring-supported plunger provided with a head for applying pressure to said tap, and means carried by the arm to advance the plunger, the

means to advance the plunger including a cam lever pivoted on the arm and bearing against the lunger.

LOUIS J. RIPICH. 

